Twistable, Turnable Man: A Musical Tribute To The Songs Of Shel Silverstein

Bobby Bare Sr. & Bobby Bare Jr. have produced a tribute album based on a catalog of classic country songs by Shel Silverstein.The tribute album includes artists such as My Morning Jacket, Andrew Bird, Dr. Dog, Kris Kristofferson and half of the Pixies. You can listen to some clips and buy the album through Amazon.

As a songwriter, Silverstein penned indelible songs made famous by artists such as Johnny Cash, Dr. Hook, Loretta Lynn, and others. No country singer ever made Shel’s work as large a part of his repertoire, though, as Bobby Bare, who first partnered with Silverstein on the seminal Outlaw Country album, Lullabys, Legends and Lies, entirely penned by Shel. (via)

Shel Silverstein on “The Johnny Cash Show”

Bare and then-five-year-old son Bobby Bare Jr received a Grammy nod for the country radio hit “Daddy What If” (a win, incidentally, would have made Bare Jr the youngest Grammy holder ever, until they were usurped by those mavens of country music: The Pointer Sisters). The song is revisited on the tribute by the now-grown son with his own four-year-old daughter Isabella, making her the third generation to pay homage to Shel on this heartrending tune. (via)

Bobby Bare & Bobby Bare Jr. - Daddy, What IfTrack Listing1. Lullabys, Legends and Lies — My Morning Jacket2. The Twistable, Turnable Man Returns — Andrew Bird3. This Guitar Is For Sale — John Prine4. The Unicorn — Dr. Dog5. The Winner — Kris Kristofferson6. Queen of the Silver Dollar — Sarah Jarosz with Black Prairie7. Daddy What If — Bobby Bare Jr. with Isabella Bare8. The Cover of the Rolling Stone — Black Francis with Joey Santiago9. Sylvia’s Mother — The Boxmasters10. Me and Jimmy Rodgers — Ray Price11. A Boy Named Sue — Todd Snider12. The Ballad of Lucy Jordan — Lucinda Williams13. The Living Legend — Bobby Bare14. The Giving Tree — Nanci Griffith15. 26 Second Song — My Morning Jacket